CRM Staff.

Peter [PK] Knowlton: - Enjoys hunting hogs and light tackle for sooties from a canoe or barra chasing in a tinnie.

Favourite rifle Remington model 7600 pump in 35 Whelan with 1.5-5 Leupold or his .44 Mag 1894 Marlin lever topped with an Armson OEG sight. PK is about to change over to a .308W pump to allow for quicker follow up shots although still retaining sufficient power for feral hogs.

Most cherished pistol is an S&W custom .38 Special built by Richard Brinkman.

PK has been involved with competitive pistol shooting for a long time. Although he never has much spare time to practice he is still able to compete occasionally with very competitive scores still recorded. He began shooting IPSC in 1983 and attended the Australian Titles in 1986. A good result there saw him at the World Shoot in the USA as a member of the Australian team that same year. Currently still shooting Service Pistol; Unrestricted; 25m; 1500 match and is very keen on ICORE now. Whenever schedules allow Rim fire Silhouette rifle is part of the agenda undertaken with a highly modified Brno Mod2. This rifle sports an Anschutz trigger; MAB barrel and custom stock.

PK began working for CRM Gunsports when it was based at fishery Falls several years prior to the Cairns operation which opened in 1993.

Dave Irvin

David’s family has had a long term association with the region through the growing of sugar cane which is still Dave’s main occupation.

His passion for accurate firearms both short and long sees him also as a permanent positive addition to the CRM team for several days each week.

With a shooting history beginning with rifle 35 years ago and pistol for the last 30 years Dave adds long valuable experience.

David competes at various shooting disciplines including service handgun and benchrest rifle along with feral vermin control upon his farm south of town. At an earlier stage he competed regularly at down the line trap.

His favourite rifle is a .44 Rem Mag Marlin 1894 model with which he is extremely happy due to the short ranges normally encountered around the headlands. A Remington Model 7600 in .308 Win has been recently added as well. An early model Brno Mod 2 still does sterling duty for rimfire benchrest. David also is lucky enough to own a Richard Brinkman service revolver and believes this to be his most cherished firearm.

Bree Selby

Bree has been both a hunter and competitive handgun competitor for the majority of his adult life.

For many years he competed extensively within the IPSC handgun sector and still remains active within service pistol.

Similar to Dave, Bree helps provide expert advice and service at CRM Gunsports several days per week. Both David and Bree are full time when required to help with staffing due to leave by other members.

Mark Wilkinson

Mark has been active shooting both rifle and handgun for the last 20 years.

He hunts regularly helping keep feral pigs under control on properties upon the Tablelands.

His favourite rifle is the Miroku .358W lever action and pistol is a customized CZ75 by Richard Brinkman which has seen many IPSC matches.

Peter [Powder] Charles: - Also an avid pig hunter of many years with an almost identical love of Remington Mod 7600 in .35 Whelan but only the choice of sight is different. Pete Charles favours a Tasco Pro Point PDP3 as his choice for chasing hogs in the northern region.

Other rifles include a custom long range .300 Winchester Magnum which has such components as Harris Talon action; Tobler stainless steel fluted barrel; McMillan stock and Leupold 8.5-25LRT with VH reticule.

Another interesting rifle from Peter’s collection is a Ruger No 1 in 6mm Remington caliber.

Also a long term competitor in IPSC which has taken a back seat to Sporting Clays and skeet of recent years with a Browning over/under.

Pete has been a part of the team at CRM Gunsports since the Cairns inception of 1993.

Shane Green – a newcomer to CRM since May 2006 but I have lived in North Qld on and off all my life. I began shooting very early on my parents property at Julia Creek and it continues to be the major interest for me.

Favourite rifle depends on the game sought and terrain. Pigs are hunted with a Browning pump .308 Win or my first centre fire rifle, a Winchester Mod 88 in .308 Win. These rifles both wear Tasco Pro Point PDP3 red dot sights as all current pig hunting is in the timber and swamps of Cape York . Annual trips to various parts of Cape York have featured since 1989.

Another hunting “rut” is an annual visit to the South Island of NZ for rabbits and Canada Geese; Paradise ducks as well as mallards.

A new “rabbit gun” will be broken in for 2007 in the form of a Remington XR100 with the relatively new .204 Ruger caliber after many years of using a small vintage L46 Sako in .222Imp. The .222IMP currently has an accurate Lilja barrel installed by John Giles using my own reamer.

The .204 has been blooded in Cape York with a small boar and several other ferals. Although definitely not the favoured “caliber” for pigs a surgical shot behind the ear folded him literally in his tracks.The XR100 has been turned into a competitive F class .223 so now the 204 duties are taken up by a Sako SS Varmint.

I have also had 6 hunts to Zimbabwe between 1984 and 1999. Just about all species being hunted and success with everything except lion.

A couple of larger rifle calibers still remain in the current battery with at least one more trip to be undertaken in the next couple of years.

These are a .375H&H and .500 Jeffery’s – both custom rifles built on extensively modified pre’64 Mod Winchesters.

I have competed at IPSC pistol; rifle and shotgun in earlier times – 1985 through 1998. From 1985 to present I have also been quite competitive at sporting Clays. I have been a reloader of metallic centre fire ammunition since 1975.

There is a general connection of IPSC for everyone at CRM Gunsports deriving from as far back as 1989. Most of us were quite competitive and traveled extensively to major shoots as well as State Titles and Nationals.

PK competed as a member of the Australian team in the USA in 1986.

Shane was a master grade shooter when he “retired” about 8 years ago from IPSC. So we have all known each other quite awhile and still manage cordial relations both at work and play!

This team has a combined shooting experience in excess of 160 years!!!